On This Day | Africa Football

Today in the history of African Football!

[Kalusha Bwalya @KalushaPBwalya]

Today marks 33 years of the aircrash that took 30 of our gallant teammates and officials off the coast of Gabon. #Chipolopolo . Memories of you live with us forever. #Zambia 🇿🇲. Rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾

[80s&90sFootball ⚽ @80s90sfootball]

Friday Evening Question Time:

Name any African footballer from any era

We'll start with Abedi Pele

Over to you.....

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Eritrea (Pre Independence)

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Brilliant goal-line clearance by Benjamin Konjera—what a moment in defense!

[CAF Women Football @CAFwomen]

The #TotalEnergiesWAFCON winners since 2000. 👀

2000 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2002 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2004 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2006 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2008 - EQ. Guinea 🇬🇶
2010 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2012 - EQ. Guinea 🇬🇶
2014 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2016 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2018 - Nigeria 🇳🇬
2022 - South Africa 🇿🇦
2024 - Nigeria 🇳🇬

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The victory came in the same country where Zambia's national team perished in a 1993 plane crash.

It marked a moment of resilience and healing for the nation—exactly 19 years later.

One of African football's most memorable stories.

#Zambia #AFCON

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On this day in 2012 (February 12), Zambia won their first-ever AFCON title. 🇿🇲🏆

The Chipolopolo beat Côte d'Ivoire 8–7 on penalties after a 0-0 draw through 120 minutes in the final in Libreville, Gabon.

Stoppila Sunzu scored the decisive penalty.

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The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon players in a team talk moments before kick-off, on the day they upset World champions Argentina 1-0 in the opening match of the 1990 World Cup at the Guiseppe Meazza Stadium in Italy.

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Samuel Okwaraji, Stephen Keshi, Peter Rufai, and Coach Abdul Ganiyu Salami at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu for the Seoul '88 Olympics qualifier against Algeria, circa January 30, 1988.

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Zaire national team (1974)

[Mansour Loum @Mansour_Loum]

Iconique

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On this day in 2008 exactly 18 years ago, @SamuelEtoo scored a brace against Sudan to break the record as the all-time leading scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations in Kumasi.

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Images from Ghana-Cameroon, 1982 African Nations Cup in Libya, featuring Abéga, Milla and Nguéa

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JOSEPH-ANTOINE BELL - 1982🇨🇲

• 2x Africa Cup of Nations Winner
• 1x CAF Champions League
• 1x Egyptian Premier League

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@Globalstats11 Only one African?

[Daktari Wa Manesi 💉💊 @McinikaWaLamar]

@Globalstats11 🇩🇪 Bodo Illgner

🇨🇴 René Higuita

🇯🇵 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

🇬🇭 Richard Kingson

🇳🇬 Vincent Enyeama

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Happy birthday to Nigerian International Elderson Echiéjilé!

He was a member of Nigeria's 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winning squad.

@EldersonEch

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Cameroon🇨🇲 2002 AFCON winners🏆

Kalla, Wome, Alioum, Lauren, Foe;
Eto’o, M’Boma, Olembe, Tchato, Geremi, Song.

Manager: W.Schäfer🇩🇪

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🗣"It's a shame the image of African football we showed at the penalty, for a coach to tell his players to leave the field. It does not honour Africa.

That did not help Brahim but it's not an excuse." - Morocco's coach Walid Regragui

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CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA AGAIN!!! 🦁🏆🇸🇳

The Teranga Lions roar supreme! Pape Gueye's extra-time strike seals it!

Senegal are AFCON 2025 winners! What a journey, what a team!

Thank you Sadio, thank you boys! #Senegal #AFCON2025 #LionsDeTeranga